Amachi Military Training

Description of Resource:

This resource is a curriculum for mentors who will be working with youth in military families, often after a parent has been deployed. The curriculum consists of six “classroom” trainings intended to be delivered in-person and six additional webinars that can be offered at various points in the mentoring relationships as needed. The original version of this training also includes five e-learning modules that are currently available at: http://www.aemcfresourcecenter.com/

See the “Accessing and Using This Resource” tab for additional information on the e-learning modules.

The in-person trainings cover the following topics:

Boundary setting

Developmental phases of youth

Reintegration and family dynamics

Responding to sensitive issues

Self-care and compassion fatigue

Understanding resilience

For each training, the facilitator is provided with a detailed session script, a set of slides and handouts, and multi-media clips that can be used to illustrate key points or stimulate discussion.

In addition to the in-person classroom trainings, there is content for a series of supplemental webinars on additional topics relevant to mentors serving youth in military families:

Behavioral health

Crisis intervention

Dealing with grief and loss

Engaging parents and caregivers

Military family support

Suicide prevention and postvention

Goals:

This resource can prepare mentors for the unique challenges and opportunities of mentoring a child who has a deployed military parent or family member. Secondarily, these materials also are intended to be used to educate staff on how to serve military family youth more effectively.

Target Population/Eligibility of Target Sites:

These materials are intended for use with mentors of youth from military families⎯ideal for programs serving a high percentage of youth from these families. This training may be particularly relevant when a youth has a deployed family member.

Corresponding Elements of Effective Practice:

Training Monitoring and Support

Key Personnel:

None required, although facilitators of the training will need some basic understanding of military terminology and culture.

References:

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